Unbuckled Truck Driver Killed in Southern Minnesota Crash
Windom, MN (KROC-AM News)- The State Patrol has identified the driver of a Peterbilt Semi-truck, who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in southwest Minnesota Friday evening.
The state crash report, updated Saturday night, indicates 72-year-old James Feltman of Round Lake MN was driving the truck north on Hwy. 71 when it was struck by a southbound pick-up truck heading south. The collision caused the semi to roll into the ditch around 6:15 p.m.
Feltman was pronounced dead at the scene. The deadly crash occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 71 and County Rd. 11, which is about 25 miles north of Windom.
The crash report says Feltman was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The pick-up driver, identified as 59-year-old Theresa Novacek of Monticello, and two passengers were not hurt.
Alcohol was ruled out as a contributing factor in causing the deadly crash, according to the crash report.